The Trae Young drama will drag itself out for a while (presumably) before it gets resolved. It might be tomorrow, next week, or maybe at the deadline, but it sounds like he's out in Atlanta. The Hawks' failure to build the right team around Young, which has left them in no-man's land, further reinforces that the team was right to let Quin Snyder walk in 2022.
Many saw the writing on the wall for the Jazz back then. The Donovan Mitchell-Rudy Gobert era was not getting better, so it was time to start over, but the one shock was that Snyder was out, too. He had developed a reputation for being the best coach the Jazz had seen since the Jerry Sloan days, so many thought even if they were starting over, he would be there for it.
But nope, Snyder was out, and shortly thereafter, Will Hardy was in. Hardy has not reached the same heights Snyder did in Utah, but would anyone really blame him for that? He's in the most fortunate situation in the league, where he hasn't been put in a position to succeed immediately with the Jazz, but even so, the vibe with Hardy is that he's a keeper. Kevin Love's recent comments confirm as such.
It shouldn't be long before Hardy gets the chance to prove he is as good (if not better) than Snyder. Plus, regardless, Snyder has not reached the same heights in Atlanta that he did in Utah. In fact, he hasn't even come close. That could change, but the point remains that even if neither the Jazz nor their fans may have preferred that he had left, it was best for both sides to part ways.
That doesn't mean Snyder was overrated
Yes, Snyder has not succeeded since taking the reins with the Hawks in 2023, but that shouldn't cast a shadow over the impact he had with the Jazz. His coaching quickly resurrected Jazz basketball not too long after the Deron Williams era fell apart. They didn't get a title, but that was still a fun era of Jazz basketball.
Think of it like when Doc Rivers left the Celtics in 2013. Brad Stevens filled in for him, and Boston has been more than happy to see him fill in for Rivers (and then Danny Ainge), and look what's happened since. Hardy hasn't gotten there yet, but when the Jazz start trying next season, they'll get to see what he is truly capable of.
Let's also be even more fair to the ex-Jazz coach: Snyder still has plenty of time to turn things around, and hopefully he does, but the Jazz should feel much more fortunate because of the Trae Young situation that Snyder didn't stick around.